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cars-data.com — Car Specs API MCP server

cars-data.com — Car Specs API is an MCP server with 6 tools an agent can call, among them compare_variants, filter_cars, get_images. It answers at https://api.cars-data.com/mcp over streamable HTTP, and it listed its tools to an anonymous client, so no sign-in was needed for that. Our probes reached it 10 of 10 times since 4 September 2026; the last check, on 18 October 2026, succeeded.

Status
Answering
Tools
6
Official
yes, served from cars-data.com
Reliability
10 of 10 checks
Response time
534 ms
Transport
streamable HTTP
Last checked
18 October 2026

Search, compare & filter 103,372 car variants — 224 specs, 20 languages. Free demo, no key; x402.

Description as the publisher wrote it.

The 6 tools cars-data.com — Car Specs API offers

ToolWhat it does
compare_variantsSide-by-side localized specs for 2-4 vehicle variants.
Inputs: variant_ids, locale
filter_carsStructured catalog filter: fuel type, body type, drive layout, power/price range, model year, EV-only.
Inputs: fuel, body, drive, power_min, power_max, price_max
get_imagesImage URLs (own CDN, no attribution burden) for a vehicle variant.
Inputs: variant_id
get_specsFull localized specs for one vehicle variant, in any of 19 languages — 180 spec types covering engine & fuel, performance, EV/hybrid, safety (30 specs), comfort & interior (47), exterior, chassis, dimensions & weights, consumption (WLTP/NED
Inputs: variant_id, locale
list_generationsGenerations/facelifts of a model, with production years.
Inputs: model_id, locale
search_carsFree-text search across 102,191 vehicle variants, 116 brands, 19 languages. Returns candidate variant_ids to pass to get_specs/get_images/compare_variants. Each result carries generation_id and year_from/year_to so same-named variants from
Inputs: query, locale, limit

Add cars-data.com — Car Specs API to your AI client

Every block below points at https://api.cars-data.com/mcp. Pick your client and copy.

Claude Code: one command in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http cars-data-com-car-specs-api https://api.cars-data.com/mcp
Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cars-data-com-car-specs-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://api.cars-data.com/mcp"]
    }
  }
}
Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or .cursor/mcp.json in a project
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cars-data-com-car-specs-api": {
      "url": "https://api.cars-data.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
VS Code and GitHub Copilot: .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "cars-data-com-car-specs-api": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.cars-data.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Zed: Zed settings.json
{
  "context_servers": {
    "cars-data-com-car-specs-api": {
      "url": "https://api.cars-data.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Windsurf: ~/.codeium/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cars-data-com-car-specs-api": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.cars-data.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cars-data-com-car-specs-api": {
      "url": "https://api.cars-data.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Continue: .continue/mcpServers/neuronto.yaml
name: cars-data.com — Car Specs API
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
  - name: cars-data.com — Car Specs API
    type: streamable-http
    url: https://api.cars-data.com/mcp
Gemini CLI: ~/.gemini/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cars-data-com-car-specs-api": {
      "httpUrl": "https://api.cars-data.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Codex CLI: MCP server config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cars-data-com-car-specs-api": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.cars-data.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Warp: MCP servers, + Add, paste JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cars-data-com-car-specs-api": {
      "url": "https://api.cars-data.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Goose: a one-click extension link
goose://extension?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.cars-data.com%2Fmcp&type=streamable_http&id=cars-data-com-car-specs-api&name=cars-data.com%20%E2%80%94%20Car%20Specs%20API

Is cars-data.com — Car Specs API up right now?

It answered our last check on 18 October 2026 in 534 ms. Over 10 checks since 4 September 2026 it answered 10. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.

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Questions about cars-data.com — Car Specs API

Is there an official cars-data.com — Car Specs API MCP server?

Yes. It is published by cars-data.com and served from api.cars-data.com, the vendor's own domain: https://api.cars-data.com/mcp.

How many tools does cars-data.com — Car Specs API have?

6, as returned by the server's own tools/list on 10 September 2026: compare_variants, filter_cars, get_images, get_specs, list_generations, search_cars.

Is cars-data.com — Car Specs API down?

It answered our last check on 18 October 2026 in 534 ms. Over 10 checks since 4 September 2026 it answered 10.

How do I add cars-data.com — Car Specs API to Cursor?

Put the server under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the URL https://api.cars-data.com/mcp. The exact JSON is above, with the same setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI and the rest.

Does cars-data.com — Car Specs API need an API key?

It listed its tools to an anonymous client, so reading the tool list needs no key. Individual tools can still ask for credentials in their own inputs.

Where this comes from

Publisher: com.cars-data. Endpoint host: api.cars-data.com. ARD identifier: urn:air:com.cars-data:mcp:car-specs-api. First indexed 31 August 2026. The tools are exactly what the server returned; nothing on this page is inferred from its name. Ranking in Neuronto search is never for sale.

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